State bridges at risk as repairs lag, Albany official warns
Albanys transportation commissioner warns many highways and bridges may close if repairs are not made. He cites a completed 3.8 million Taconic Parkway project near Stanford and urges a November 1.25 billion Rebuild New York bond, part of a five year plan to curb deterioration and fund full system rehabilitation.
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Albany
Dutchess County
Stanford
James Larocea
New York
Larocca
Fishermen turn shark over to university for study
Two Noank fishermen Ernie Celotto and Greg DuBrule killed a 16-foot 2,800-pound great white off Block Island and delivered it to the University of Connecticut for scientific research. They faced criticism from Peter Benchley but said they would do it again.
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Groton
Conn
Ernie Celotto
Greg DuBrule
Block Island
R.L
University of Connecticut
Noank
Peter Benchley
United Press International
Tragic Tolono Fire Kills Firefighter and Family
Tolono Indiana. Firefighters responding to a residential alarm found volunteer firefighter Lawrence Bleichner and four family members dead from smoke inhalation in the upstairs master bedroom of their two story frame home in Talawae Champaign County. Bleichner, 44, had reported the blaze at 12 40 a m and said his back porch was on fire.
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Lawrence Breichner
Champaign County
Talam
Bleichner
Anna
James Miller
Eugene
Kimberly
Tolona Fire Department
Larry Kearns
Milton Beckner
Pittsburgh
Beckner
Pollution of Florida drinking water feared
Pollution fears surround drainage wells that funnel storm water into Florida's underground aquifer. Officials dispute contamination levels, while Orange County plans the state's first comprehensive study. The count reaches 392 wells, second only to Dade's 576, with critics citing sparse documented evidence and rapid rainfall as flushing water into the aquifer.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Orange County
Dade County
U.S. Geological Survey
Sam Wiggins
Window intruder caught dangling from victim’s window
In Orlando, Willie L. Coleman, 20, was held without bond on attempted sexual assault charges after being found with pants down and caught as he dangled from a bedroom window. The 16 year old victim awoke to an undressing man who threatened her with a gun before slipping out.
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Orlando
Fla
Willie L. Coleman
Mary Ann Waites
Jury selection opens in Wah Mee Chinatown massacre case
Benja min Ng faces aggravated first degree murder in a massacre that killed 13 at the Wah Mee gambling club on Feb. 19. Opening day potential jurors may exceed 100 as counsel anticipate ten days of questioning. The death penalty will be pressed if a guilty verdict stands. Survivor War Chin, 62, to testify under tight security after hospital treatment for a through wound.
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Seattle
Benjamin Ng
Alttormeys
Wah Mee
War Chin
King County
William Downing
Chin
Akron bus-line wedding seals union on picket line
On the Metro Regional Transit Authority picket line in Akron, Pete Allshouse and Sandi Allshouse wed before striking bus drivers, joined by their six children. The ceremony echoed the workers’ labor action that began August 1, with the couple and bridal party all fellow drivers.
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Ray Workman
Sandi Allshouse
Akron
Ohio
Metro Regional Transit Authority
Ms. Allshouse
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